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  • I Take Solace in History

    I Take Solace in History I take solace in history.I could have been a galley salve,sold on the auction block,spiked by the Maidenhung, drawn and quartered,damned in the convict dock;gassed by Nazis, disembowelled by Huns,put to the stake by the

  • Social Security

    Social Security I work the phones and everydayhear how the country is going to the dogs,but bastards like me wouldn't know about that,would I?"It's disgusting, it's a disgrace,I want action, I want the ministeronto my case.What do you people

  • The power of words to destroy

    TranslationsBy Brian FrielNew Theatre, Sydney, until 20 December Review by Brendan Doyle Set in 1833 in the Irish-speaking rural community of Baile Beag in County Donegal, this fine play tells the story of what happens when a foreign power (the

  • The politics of men's movements

    Men & sexual politics: Towards a profeminist practiceBy Bob PeaseDulwich Centre Publications, 1997. 178 pp., $32 Review by Barry Healy I approached this book with a little trepidation. My fear was that it might be some sort of wanky, New Age

  • Smooth melodies

    Smooth melodies And So It Goes ... CD by Steve TilstonDistributed by Flying Fish through Festival Review by Alex Bainbridge Steve Tilston is a British folk singer who recently toured parts of Australia. His latest CD, And So It Goes ..., is

  • It's the live ones you've got to worry about

    KissedA film by Lynne StopkewichWith Molly Parker and Peter OuterbridgeDendy Cinemas Review by Sean Healy Ooh, yuck, you say, and quite understandably — that was my reaction when I heard what this film was about necrophilia. That's right, it's a

  • Jabiluka

    Jabiluka Chorus: I've got the Jabiluka bluesnothing to gainbut every damn thing to lose.I used to worry about uraniumuntil Pan Con bought me off.I'm trying to sell uraniumbut everyone's got enough. I got the Jabiluka blues,while driving my

  • A tale more gripping than Melrose Place

    The Victory — (The Inside Story of the Takeover of Australia)By Pamela WilliamsAllen & Unwin, 1997, 370 pp., $24.95 (pb) Review by Melanie Sjoberg The Victory is a gripping tale of intrigue, dubious financial deals and dynamic interpersonal

  • The power of Oils

    The power of Oils 20,000 WATT R.S.L.Midnight OilColumbia/Sony Review by John Gauci Nowadays, artists tend to release a greatest hits collection after three or four albums which include a few hits and a couple of misses. Midnight Oil has waited 10

  • Kev Carmody and Neil Murray on racism

    Green Left Weekly's JOHN TOGNOLINI interviewed singer-songwriters KEV CARMODY and NEIL MURRAY about their views on the Olympics, the stolen generations, native title, reconciliation and racism. Question: It's only a few years since Sydney won the

  • Terrible secrets

    Reading in the darkBy Seamus DeanVintage, 1996. 233 pp. Review by Suneeta Peres da Costa This is a book of haunting and beautifully rendered childhood revelations. In their subtle evocation of a youth burdened by a terrible family secret, these